Novel

He was also a fundamentalist Christian and believed, as did his wife, that all forms of intercourse, even in marriage, were "sinful", as opposed to many other Christians who believe martial sex is something to be nurtured and enjoyed. Nevertheless, twi years after meeting Margaret, he married her. After one night of raucous drinking with the men, Ralph came home and heated by the booze, seduced Margaret, resulting in the pregnancy of his daughter. A few months after the intercourse but shortly before the baby was born, some men were killed in a grisly construction accident, including Ralph himself. Carrie was a posthumous child as a result.

1999 Sequel

Barbara said, that Ralph was the father of Rachel. Rachel herself possessed similar demonic powers to Carrie White and was also considered an outsider and outcast, although Rachel was more independent and outspoken than Carrie was.

Meanwhile, a grown Sue Snell, the sole survivor of the The Black Prom tried to inform Rachel that she and Carrie were half-sisters and that they had different mothers.